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You are wrong. I have actually had a doctor check something and then ask which health insurance I had before recomending a follow up examination (which actuall
by damon_c 12y ago
You are wrong. I have actually had a doctor check something and then ask which health insurance I had before recomending a follow up examination (which actually revealed something serious).
If I had had lesser insurance and he had left me with a "it's probably fine", I might indeed be dead now as with the op.
- pdabbadabba 12y agoYou're conflating two different things: the inclusion of price as a factor in medical decision-making, and hospitals' refusing to provide needed care to people who cannot pay. The former, I agree, is a real problem (as I have now said repeatedly). The latter is generally a myth perpetuated by irresponsible people who want to score cheap points in the healthcare policy debate.
- lotsofmangos 12y agoIf whether someone has medical tests recommended by their doctor is based on their level of insurance, then that is refusing care to those who cannot pay.